WHICH? 
In the above cut we show at the 
left hand side the division as separ¬ 
ated from clump. You will note that 
the eye is attached to figure 245; 
figure 246 has no eye and neck is 
cracked just below the crown. This 
part of the division is absolutely 
worthless and could only serve to 
make the division seem larger. Figure 
247 shows the division trimmed ready 
for shipment. Note that all unneces¬ 
sary parts of the division, including 
the fiberous roots and long tails are 
trimmed off leaving a clean, strong, 
plump, healthy root with a sound 
neck and good eye ready for plant¬ 
ing. The cut is about one-third 
actual size, the finished root, figure 
247, having been about 4^4 inches 
long and weighing ounces, or 
just about half what the original 
division weighed. To those who are 
buying their stock untrimmed our 
roots may seem small; but why pay 
postage on unnecessary parts of roots 
and why send out stock that i.v 
unfinished in appearance any more 
than you would send out a peach or 
apple tree with the trunk untrimmed 
or unstripped of side shoots? 
If you plant your Dahlias by 
machine as we do, you will find our 
trimmed roots work perfectly, where¬ 
as the untrimmed divisions cannot 
be used with any degree of satisfac¬ 
tion. 
iW'e would also call your attention 
to the fact that this extra trimming 
means considerably more work in the 
matter of preparing stock which we 
give you without extra cost because 
we believe your customers will be 
better satisfied with such stock. 
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